Article on Mike Tyson vs the early Heavies

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    http://coxscorner.tripod.com/tyson_legend.html

    Now think about Mike Tyson being able to stand over a fallen foe. From John L. Sullivan until Dempsey lost the title a fighter could stand over a downed opponent and slam him with both hands as soon as he tried to stand up. No standing 8 counts, no saved by the bell, no going to a neutral corner. After knocking down an opponent Mike would get to stand over them and hit them as soon as they tried to get up. Such a fighter would be a sitting duck for his sizzling uppercuts and smashing hooks. Good luck surviving that.
     
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  2. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The article was pretty well-written, but it seemed a little too pro-Tyson to me. Though I put Mike ahead of guys like Tunney and Johnson at ATG, I'm not completely convinced he'd beat them (I can see Tunney getting overwhelmed by the size and defense of Mike, but Johnson might have even stopped him).

    That said, I do have Mike above all of those guys on my ATG list.
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think Johnson would be wiped out by a young Tyson in short order.
     
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  4. SerbianLoudmouth

    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    Like he did against Douglas or McBride?
     
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  5. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Only one I feel Tyson might have trouble with is Johnson, and that's only if it's under the rules of Johnson's day.
     
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  6. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Dempsey beats Tyson and Jeffries would give Tyson a scare with his toughness

    The article's arguments boil down to "too small and didn't know how to box". It's actually funny how the article can claim that Jeffries wasn't too big for Tyson because Jeffries didn't have the same boxing skills, but Tunney, who has better boxing skills, wasn't big enough? Seems a bit double-standard
     
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  7. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I'm not even going there.
     
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  8. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Prime Tyson would decimate them both in one night.....seriously.
     
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  9. The Undefeated Lachbuster

    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    A post that reeks of either modernism or extreme Tyson fanboying.
     
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  10. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson is good enough at his best that he can be favored over anyone. That said, people like Johnson, Jeffries or Fitzsimmons lived through fighting. It's silly to act like they couldn't fight.
     
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  11. Dance84

    Dance84 Unicorn and seastar land Full Member

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    Id favor tyson over any of those guys i do give dempsey , jefferies, sullivan the best chance to beat those him
     
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  12. SerbianLoudmouth

    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    Prime????He was in prime for Douglas but lost and bring excuses!
    Holyfield and Douglas would beat any version of Tyson and Foreman too!
     
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    SerbianLoudmouth Overhand right-Suzie Q Full Member

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    He almost lost to cocaine addict Tony Tucker!But yeah he would beat Douglas maybe in his dreams!
    Johnson would beat Tyson but only Tyson would do successfully would biting his ear and after that Tyson fans would find way to proclaimed that win and bring new excuses!
     
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  14. Gazelle Punch

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    Prime foreman makes short work of Holyfield imo. He could have knocked him out in their first fight if he pressed in the fourth. Douglas as well
     
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  15. SerbianLoudmouth

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    Douglas and Holyfield would not last long!I think Quarry would last very ling maybe win!
     
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